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Hagley Museum and Library
Hagley Finding Aids Results
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| Hagley Yard buildings, DuPont Company offices and laboratory, and powder labels, circa 1890-1928
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| Creator: |
Macklem, J.W. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1969.011 |
| Extent: |
32 items |
| Abstract: |
This collection of John William Macklem contains 15 photographs of structures in the Hagley Yards after they closed in 1921,
DuPont Company office staff in Equitable Building, Wilmington, Delaware, and 16 gunpowder labels for A.F. & Co. FF gunpowder
and DuPont superfine HFg gun powder.
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| Lea family photograph collection, circa 1845-circa 1920
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| Creator: |
Lea family |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1969.012 |
| Extent: |
1.0 linear foot |
| Abstract: |
Thomas Lea (1759-1833), the son-in-law of miller Joseph Tatnall, passed on the Tatnall-Lea grain mills in Wilmington, Delaware
to his son William Lea. In 1864, William Lea brought his sons Henry and Preston into the firm, changing the name to William
Lea & Sons Company. This collection includes portraits of members of the Lea and related families. These include such family
names as Tatnall, Warner, Preston, Ferris, Downing, Spruance, Lovett, Moore, Bush, Ely, and others.
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| James F. Allee, Jr. photographs, circa 1900
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| Creator: |
Allee, Elheurah J.; Farmer's Bank of the State of Delaware |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1969.013 |
| Extent: |
6 items |
| Abstract: |
James F. Allee, Jr. (1884-1956), was a lawyer and publisher from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. This collection contains
six photographic prints from the J.F. Allee papers.
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| May B. Kenney collection of photographs, circa 1860
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| Creator: |
Kenney, Mae B. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1969.014 |
| Extent: |
7 items |
| Abstract: |
Contains photographic prints from a family who once resided in Laurel, Delaware. |
| Francis I. du Pont portrait, undated
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| Creator: |
unknown |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1969.015 |
| Extent: |
1 item |
| Abstract: |
Francis I. du Pont (1873-1942) was a chemist, inventor, and stockbroker most celebrated for his involvement with the partnership
of Francis I. du Pont and Company, stockbrokers in New York, and the Delaware Chemical Engineering Company in Wilmington.
This collection contains a color photograph of a portrait of Francis I. du Pont painted by Gordon Stevenson.
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| The war between the United States and Mexico illustrated, copy photographs, 1851
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| Creator: |
Boyot Lithographers; Nebel, Carl, 1805-1855 |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1969.017 |
| Extent: |
12 items |
| Abstract: |
This collection contains photographic prints of illustrations from George Wilkins Kendall's
The war between the United States and Mexico, a publication from 1851.
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| Marguerite du Pont Lee family photographs, undated
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| Creator: |
Lee, Marguerite du Pont, 1862-1936 |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1969.021 |
| Extent: |
4 items |
| Abstract: |
Marguerite du Pont Lee (1862-1936) was a descendant of Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours (1739-1817) who founded the E.I. du
Pont de Nemours & Company with his son Eleuthere Irenee du Pont (1771-1834) in 1802. The E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
is a chemical company more commonly referred to as the DuPont Company. This small collection consists of four items belonging
to Marguerite du Pont Lee. Two individual portraits, a photograph of a gate, and a decorative leaf.
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| John Farrell Metten collection, 1969
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| Creator: |
Metten, William F., Jr. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1969.029 |
| Extent: |
58 items |
| Abstract: |
John Farrell Metten (1873-1968) was a marine engineer and shipbuilding industry executive. This collection contains photographic
prints, postcards, documents, drawings, and an identification card pertaining to the career of John Farrell Metten and views
of Naval ships built at the New York Shipbuilding Company, Camden, N.J.
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| Sawmill/gristmill at Monocacy Creek, Pennsylvania photographs, 1969
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| Creator: |
Howard, Robert, (staff) |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1969.034 |
| Extent: |
4 items |
| Abstract: |
The Gristmill of Monocacy Creek was founded in 1807 and is located along the Monocacy Creek in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
This collection contains 4 photographic prints of equipment from the mill, specifically an up and down sawmill.
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| Jackson and Sharp Company photographs, before 1902
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| Creator: |
unknown |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1969.036 |
| Extent: |
6 items |
| Abstract: |
The Jackson and Sharp Company, a manufacturer of railroad passenger cars, was incorporated in Delaware on February 24, 1869,
as the successor to the partnership of Jackson & Sharp. This collection contains copy photographic prints of the company plant.
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| Regulator clocks in antique shop photographs, circa 1870
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| Creator: |
Howard, Robert (staff) |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1969.038 |
| Extent: |
3 items |
| Abstract: |
Regulator, or pendulum, clocks were commonplace within domestic settings during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This
collection contains photographic prints of different style regulator clocks photographed in an unknown antique shop.
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| Maurice du Pont Lee collection of du Pont family photographs, 1871-1925, undated
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| Creator: |
du Pont family. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1969.043 |
| Extent: |
12 items |
| Abstract: |
Alexis I. du Pont (1816-1857) was the youngest child of Eleuthère Irénée du Pont (1771-1834), the founder of the DuPont Company,
and was a partner in E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company (1837-1857). This collection contains thirteen photographic items,
gifted by Maurice du Pont Lee, that are part of a larger collection of du Pont family materials (Accession 1128).
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| Hagley Museum and Library Public Relations photographs, undated
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| Creator: |
Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1969.045 |
| Extent: |
57 items |
| Abstract: |
In an ongoing effort to promote the organization, Hagley's Public Relations Department documents various Museum and Library
events. This collection contains 78 photographic prints, collected by Hagley's Public Relations Department, that depict the
Drew Pyle School Group visit in 1977, rooms from the Eleutherian Mills Residence, the Museum's Papermaking exhibit, and the
Narrow Gauge Railroad on the Hagley property.
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| Rowe family photographs, circa 1920s
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| Creator: |
Rowe family |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1969.046 |
| Extent: |
4 items |
| Abstract: |
This collection includes four copy photographic prints of Rowe family photographs, featuring large group portraits in unidentified
settings, presumably the Village of Henry Clay area.
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| House on Breck's Lane, Delaware photographs, circa 1820
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| Creator: |
Herzog, Frank (staff) |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1969.048 |
| Extent: |
10 items |
| Abstract: |
170 Breck's Lane was owned by W.W. Laird and served as workers' housing. William Winder "Chick” Laird, Jr. (1910-1989) was
a director of E.I. du Pont de Nemours and a financial advisor, starting his own brokerage firm in Wilmington, Delaware. This
collection contains 20 photographic prints of various interior and exterior architectural views of 170 Breck's Lane before
architectural rennovations by the owner.
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| Vue générale du Jardin des Plantes lithograph, undated
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| Creator: |
Deroy, Isidore Laurent, 1797-1886 |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1969.049 |
| Extent: |
3 items |
| Abstract: |
Le jardin des Plantes remains one of France's premier botanical gardens. This collection contains 1 lithograph color print
and 2 photographic b&w prints featuring an aerial view of le Jardin des Plantes in Paris, France.
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| Belin House photographs, undated
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| Creator: |
Herzog, Frank (staff) |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1969.055 |
| Extent: |
4 items |
| Abstract: |
The Belin house of Hagley Yards, Wilmington, Delaware, served as the Mill Superintendant's Home, Brandywine Plant, across
from Hagley Office. This collection contains 4 photographic prints of various exterior architectural views of the Belin House.
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| Major Reybold (ship) photograph of painting, 1852-1907
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| Creator: |
Reybold, John B., Col. |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1969.057 |
| Extent: |
1 item |
| Abstract: |
Major Reybold was an iron excursion steamer, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This collection contains a photographic
copy print of a painting of the steamship.
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| Michael Munroe of Lobdell Works pouring steel, photograph, 1840s
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| Creator: |
unknown |
| Repository: |
Hagley Museum and Library: Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department |
| Accession Number: |
1969.058 |
| Extent: |
1 item |
| Abstract: |
Lobdell Car Wheel Company was founded as a small manufacturing firm of Jonathon Bonney, Charles Bush, and George Lobdell in
Wilmington, Delaware in 1837. This collection contains a photographic print depicting Michael Munroe of Lobdell Works pouring
steel.
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